The dead giveaway for Japanese coins after the Meji Reformation of 1868 is that all coins will have Nihon (below) in some form. I'm afraid I know...
I use these: http://www.lighthouse.us/epages/lighthouse.sf/secX4UFD0xYaxs/?ObjectPath=/Shops/leuchtturm_us/Categories/US/US_2281/US_2396 It's an...
Cool story riff. As a kid in the 70's I spent a lot of time alone in the library reading old books about old times. I was particularly...
Ok enough. What the heck is that?? It looks like flies on some kind of trap in the first picture.
It's the same reason the US Mint is a joke. Ugly. [ATTACH]
I just bought a 1797 Cartwheel Two Pence valued at about US$200 and the first thing I did was to let my two daughters hold the raw coin in their...
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Damage from some type of machinery. Thus the symmetry.
Are you talking about that place that sounds like it's in Rhode Island? If, so. That's where I buy my Morgan's and Peace for my kids.
Everything in those pictures is face value. A quick glance shows five 10 yen coins (50 US cents) and about 30 Canadian cents. I would pay $10...
Lincoln. One.
Wow. That link. On the top. They slab everything. It's a fad.
This doesn't help you but it's 35 miles to buy milk and 210 miles to the nearest coin shop for me. Take the hour drive.
Collectibles and their markets shift. Habits, fads and item desirability and values shift. Value often collapses on certain items but others...
I have access to hundreds of wrappers a day as a bookkeeper for a mid sized business. We buy quarters from the bank daily. The roll in that...
I'll be Franc. Some of these are funny.
The story is worth more than the coins.
Thanks Randy, that tip was perfect.
I use many of the familiar sites for my world and ancient research (Doug's, NGC, Vcoins, FORVM) but I am wondering if there is a site that has...
The side with big 10 has the date below it. Emperor's name-year of his rule.
Separate names with a comma.
